Kristen Pierce
Email: abpezl@r.postjobfree.com
Address:
City: Winter Springs
State: FL
Zip: 32708
Country: USA
Phone: 407-***-****
Skill Level: Any
Salary Range:
Primary Skills/Experience:
Certified Nursing Assistant with experience serving chronically ill patients. Assisted with daily living activities and household tasks. Provided emotional support in a comfortable, soothing environment. Seeking a CNA position in a long term care or rehabilitation facility.
Educational Background:
High School Dipolma from Cambridge Institute of Allied Heath and Technology, Altamonte Spg FL 1/2001 to 12/2011 (Patient Care Technician)
Job History / Details:
Professional Summary
Certified Nursing Assistant with experience serving chronically ill patients. Assisted with daily living activities and household tasks. Provided emotional support in a comfortable, soothing environment. Seeking a CNA position in a long term care or rehabilitation facility.
Licenses
Licensed/Certified Home Health Aide
CNA License
First Aid Certification
CPR Certification
Skill Highlights
CPR/First Aid certified
Dementia and Alzheimer's knowledge
Medical terminology
Mobility assistance
Wound care
Feeding assistance
Charting
Understands medical procedures
Grooming and bathing assistance
Tubule feedings and medications
Respiratory equipment training
Documentation procedures
Catheter change and preparation
Trained in grooming and bathing assistance
Tubule feedings and medications familiarity
Understands mobility assistance needs
Trustworthy companion
General housekeeping ability
Calm and level-headed under duress
Efficient and reliable team player
Compassionate caregiver
Fast learner
Calm and level-headed
Reliable transportation
Adaptable
Good listener
Compassionate
Companionship and emotional support
Prioritizing and multi-tasking
Time management
General housekeeping
Good problem solver
Professional Experience
January 2012 to March 2012
Serenades by Sonata Longwood, FL
CNA
Maintained accurate records of patient care, condition, progress and concerns.
Observed and documented patient status and reported patient complaints to the case manager.
Responded appropriately to the physical, emotional and developmental needs of patients.
Collected urine and fecal samples.
Assisted patients with bathing, oral hygiene, grooming, feeding and elimination.
Documents objective data and routine aspects of patient care.
Reported any unusual circumstances in the patients' condition or environment.
Assisted with ADLs.
Collects patient specimens and data, including vital signs, input/output and other delegated measurements.
Provided patients and families with emotional support.
Exhibited compassionate care and communication with regard to issues of death and dying.
Provided a comforting and soothing environment.
Sensitive to the needs of geriatric patients.
Assisted with transferring residents in and out of wheelchairs and adaptive equipment.
Followed safe lifting techniques and individual resident lifting instructions.
Assisted patients with ambulation and crutch walking.
Assisted with adequate nutrition and fluid intake.
Helped patients move in and out of beds, baths, wheelchairs and automobiles.
Cleaned and organized patients' living quarters.
Performed household tasks such as laundry, dusting, washing dishes and vacuuming.
Assisted with patient transfer and ambulation.
Answered patient calls for care and feeding.
Cared for clients with diagnoses such as respiratory failure, diabetes, Parkinson's disease, and muscular dystrophy.
Charted daily information on the residents such as mood changes, mobility activity, eating percentages, and daily inputs and outputs.
Recognized and reported abnormalities and/or changes in patients' health status to nursing staff.
Answered call lights and aided in patient comfort and safety by adjusting beds, lights, bed rails, pillows, patients' clothing and bedside tables/equipment.
Comforted patients and provided them with reassurance and encouragement.
May 2010 to September 2011
Emeritus Assisted Living Winter Springs, FL
CNA
Maintained accurate records of patient care, condition, progress and concerns.
Observed and documented patient status and reported patient complaints to the case manager.
Responded appropriately to the physical, emotional and developmental needs of patients.
Collected urine and fecal samples.
Assisted patients with bathing, oral hygiene, grooming, feeding and elimination.
Reported any unusual circumstances in the patients' condition or environment.
Assisted with ADLs.
Provided patients and families with emotional support.
Exhibited compassionate care and communication with regard to issues of death and dying.
Sensitive to the needs of geriatric patients.
Assisted with transferring residents in and out of wheelchairs and adaptive equipment.
Followed safe lifting techniques and individual resident lifting instructions.
Assisted patients with ambulation and crutch walking.
Helped patients move in and out of beds, baths, wheelchairs and automobiles.
Assisted with patient transfer and ambulation.
Answered patient calls for care and feeding.
Cared for clients with diagnoses such as respiratory failure, diabetes, Parkinson's disease, and muscular dystrophy.
Answered call lights and aided in patient comfort and safety by adjusting beds, lights, bed rails, pillows, patients' clothing and bedside tables/equipment.
Comforted patients and provided them with reassurance and encouragement.
Education and Training
2011 Cambridge Institute of Allied Heath and Technology Altamonte, FL
Technical Patient Care Technician
4.0 GPA